(4) K-3 Illustrated by Ray Cruz. This is an oversize board book edition of the classic story about a boy encountering injustice and just plain rotten luck all day long. As in a 2010 edition of the book, the pictures have been selectively colorized: on every page, reddish-haired Alexander is brightly clad while everything around him remains in original black and white. It doesn't ruin the story, nor does it add much.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Ray Cruz. This new edition of the classic story about a boy encountering injustice and just plain rotten luck all day long includes a preface by the author and the illustrator. In addition, the pictures have been selectively colorized: on every page, reddish-haired Alexander is brightly clad while everything around him remains in original black-and-white. It doesn't ruin the story, nor does it add much.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Ray Cruz. Unlike his brothers, Alexander never has any money in his pocket--only bus tokens. Yet he "used to be rich. Last Sunday"; that was when visiting grandparents brought a dollar for each of the boys. Viorst's tongue-in-cheek introduction to money and finance is illustrated with Cruz's black-and-white crosshatched drawings, which make the most of the humor. This paper-over-board edition is notable for its bargain price.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc. | Horn Book Magazine Issue: June, 1978